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PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION CONTROL CIRCUIT Filed Jan. 5, 1948 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Jan. 12, 1954 F. G. NICOLAUS PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION CONTROL CIRCUIT 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Jan. 5, 1948 xmqxx ha Patented Jan. 12, 1954 PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION CONTROL CIRCUIT Frank G. Nicolaus, Chicago, 111., assignor to Raymond T. Moloney, Chicago, Ill.

Application January 5, 1948, Serial No. 600

23 Claims.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a control circuit for a permutation and combination device adapted to set up combinations of circuits in cooperation with a spinning, or other, type of selector, such'as exemplified in my Patents Nos. 2,579,241 and 2,627,752.

Viewed from another aspect, it is an object of the invention to provide, in combination with selector-operated switches and an actuating mechanism therefor, electromagnetic means for holding desired switches against further selecting operation by the actuating mechanism; totalizing switch means for detecting which circuits have been set up or selected after said actuating mechanism has substantially completed its operation; lock-out circuit means for preventing faulty operation of the totalizing and detecting switch means, and electro-mechanical controls coacting with the aforesaid devices for cyclic operation of the entire apparatus.

A further object is the provision of electromechanical totalizing means cooperable with selector dial spinning mechanism for timed. and guarded operation during a certain stage of the spinning operation.

Still further objects are the provision, in a machine of the class described having selectors movable between starting and selecting positions relative to rotatable selector discs, or circuit control means including various impulse circuits set up by the selectors, a totalizer switch for collecting impulses at a certain time in each operating cycle of the machine, an indexing circuit to detect failure of operation of a selector at a certain time relative to the operation of the totalizer switch, holding means and circuits for preventing operation of a selector at :certain times in each cycle or succession of cycles, hold indicating means, together with master operating switch and lockout means and master supervisory power switch means.

Additional objects, advantages, and aspects of novelty and utility pertain to details of the construction and operation of the embodiment described hereinafter in view of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a permutation and combination mechanism embodying controlcircuit means and features according to the invention; v

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mechanism of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2A is a vertical cross section through the front of the machine showing a rear elevational detail of the look-out dog means;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail through said mechanism with parts at rest in a selecting position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail similar to that of Fig. 3 but with the parts in triggered or trippedout condition preparatory to making a selection; Fig. 5 is a perspective fragment of the selector contact banks and holding mechanisms;

Fig. 5-A is a top plan view of the unit of Fig. 5; Fig. 6 is a skeletonized schematic of the machine and the control circuits therefor.

Introductory statement of operation Electrical connections are omitted from Fig. l but shown in Fig. 6; said connections in Fig. 1 are effected through conventional plug-in connectors 300.

In Fig. 1, actuating lever I4 is moved about manually or by any suitable means provided a master switch (I50, Fig. 6) is first operated to release a master lock 3l-l65. As a result, certain selector and totalizing switch means is set to a starting or initial condition by mechanism including an impositively-linked snap-action cocking and triggering means shown in Fig. 4.

When the parts are moved to initial or starting position and the actuating mechanism triggers, selector pawls 55A (Fig. 4) are in extreme right-hand position in the latter figure; this is also called the indexing position. With the selectors thusly withdrawn from selector discs -42, spinning pawls 6i kick out of engagement with said discs clockwise from the condition of Fig. 4, thus spinning the discs, and thereafter a trigger mechanism permits the selector pawls 55A to drop back into selecting slots 44 in discs "-42, as in Fig. 3.

Such positioning of the selector pawls will position selector wiper contacts l0l, I02 and I05, I06, etc. Fig. 1 or Fig. 4 on various contacts H0 H3 etc. to set up series circuits through the various banks of selector contacts and associated wipers and thence to totalizing contacts such as 2I0, 248, etc. in Fig. 1.

When the selectors have completed selecting operation, a totalizer contact 113K, Fig. 1 sweeps back toward the right from starting or indexing position and collects impulses from any hot contacts to operate any desired impulse device such as the totalizer 238-240 shown schematically in Fig. 6.

Any selector may be held at certain times by pushing hold switches 250, 250K, Fig. 6, which results in a blocking of movement of the selector from selecting to indexing position; this is possible owing to the impositive or yieldable driving connections aforesaid.

The holding of selectors may be cancelled at certain times by switch 280, resulting in shifting of a common reset bar for all holding coils and levers.

Since the selector discs are intended to rotate freely, it can happen occasionally that a selector pawl will hang up on dead-center on peripheral parts of said discs instead of falling into a slot;

indexing prevents faulty totalizing due to this action; any selector hung up will cause its associated wiper contacts to remain on indexing contacts such as those indicated at 200a, Fig. l or Fig. 6; all indexing contacts are in series-parallel with indexing contacts 201, 202 (Fig. l) on the starting end of the totalizer switch; thus, if any selector is on dead-center, a circuit is closed through its indexing contacts and the totalizer inindexing position to operate a lockout coil 2% associated with a timer gear train, which stops the operation of the mechanism instantly, so that the totalizer will not leave indexing position.

Generally, mere operation of a part in the machine, even the return of; lever M, or some vibration, dislodges the dead-center selector, whereupon the totalizer continues its operation.

Supervisory switches and signals indicate times when holding may be effected, and which selectors have been held.

Thus, in summary, operation of handle I i- (Fig. 1) effects movement of selectorwipers; to indexing position on contacts 200a, and movement of totalizerwiper U3 to starting position on contacts 221,202, with setting or cooking of spinning mechanism, which when triggered, spins discs 4], 42, and the selector wipers assume various positions on the contact banks on panels 81, 103, whereupon the totalizer or detector wiper I13, I13); travels over contacts 2 I8, etc. and picks up impulses for operation of an indicator or the like.

Detailed construction Referring to Fig. 1, the selecting mechanism and associated control instrumentalities are mounted on a rectangular chassis ill having a front wall H the rear face of which carries an actuating leverage, generally indicated at 12 in Fig. 3, cooperably with a companion plate 13.

As in Fig, 1, this actuating leverage or mechaincludes a lever i l on a shaft MA, journaled in a bus-hing i5, and when lever 14 is freed for movement, it is turned clockwise to transmit similar motion to a; coupling plate [6 floating coaxially therewith, in (Fig. 3) consequence of which thrust. linkage i1, pivoted as at I8, is rockedtoward the rightv through a universal yoke connection [9; with said coupling plate or lever 85,; and as in Fig. 2, the aforesaid rocking of linka e. l1 transmi s a t t, owardthe, right, of drive or thrust: rod 2 wh h s ho w to re.- ceive the end of spring; rod 2i, and which is pivotally connected by a universal ioint 22 to said linkage II.

The, foregoing actuating levera e l .i6l1 and associated parts, is. described in detail in my Patent. No. 2,621,752; accordin ly, i is n t herf described in detail beyond the re uirements fol understanding how the selecting mechanism may he set. into operation. Attention is called to the fact. howev r. that. the aforesaid actuating leverage, is normally locked against operation as. a function ofv the control circuit; this is accomplished bymeans of a lock-out dog 33 (Fig. 2A) which is springurged to. engage in ratchet teeth IBA (Fig. 3) of the coupling plate. 16. when the latter starts to move to. lock said plate, and hence the lever l4, against effective displacement from normal position.

A master release. means (Fig, 2) includes, an. electromagnetic coil 311 mounted on the side of the chassis near the actuating leverage, and provided with a pivoted armature 3| normally displaced by spring 32 so as to be out of the path of the tail 33 of the aforesaid lockout dog, which projects through an opening" 34 in the side wall of the chassis to a position where it will engage beneath the lower edge 3IX of the armature 3| if the latter is attracted from the normal position shown by coil 33, in which case the lookout do is prevented from pivoting into locking engagement with the: ratchet teeth on the coupling plate, so that the latter, and hence the lever 14, may move to impart thrust motion to the linkage 1 and thrust rod 2!]. If the master control coil to is not energized to attract the armature 3| as aforesaid, then the armature end 3IX is not in the path of the dog tail 33 and the lockoutdog may pivot in its locking function.

As a result of the actuating thrust imparted as aforesaid to red 20, this effort is transmitted by a coil spring 23 and universal joint 24 (Fig. 2

to a drive lever 25 floating on a main cross shaft 26 iournaled in the chassis, so that drive lever 25 tends torock clockwise from the normal posi tion shown in Fig. 2, whereby to engage its tripout dog 2'1, pivoted. thereon as at 28, with the edge of the coupling cam lever 29 on a trip-out lever held fast by pin 26X on shaft '26, so that said; trip-out lever is coupled with the drive lever 25 for similar clockwise movement against the normalizing tension of spring 35 engaged with: the upper end 292; of lever 29, until the.- angular re;

lation between the clog 2-1 and cam portions of 29 becomes such, that the dog can trip out suddenly, by engagement of the tail 21A with lug. 21X (Fig. 2 thereby uncoupling; these driving, and drivenparts. so. that the coupling. cam 29- is fr'ee for anticlockwise mot-ion under urgence ofspring 35 to turn the. main cross shaft 26 and actuate certain selecting mechanism to be. described. The position of the trip-out; dog 21 and cam lever 29 at the time of trippin is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Movements of the actuating mechanism, particularlywith respect to. the; initial, clockwise, setting of drive lever 25, are regulated as to speed: by adashpotv 38, Fig. 2, having a; plunger arm 3:5 connected, as. at Ml, to said drive. lever.

As in Fig. 1, the machine is provided with a. plurality of selector discs 4|, 42, floating freely on cross shaft 43 in the chassis; only two discs have been shown for simplicity, but. any larger number may be employed. These selectorv discs have selection notches 34: of different radial depth formed around the peripheries thereof.

When the main shaft 23 is fully turned to ad vanced or cooked position, clockwise, Fig. 4 it becomes automatically and temporarily locked in that condition by action of a trigger lever 45; pivoted on shaft lie and pulled by spring 41: (clockwise) to project one of its locking notches 48 beneath the end 49 of toggle lever 59 floating on shaft 26;

In this condition, toggle lever 50 and its COmi panion lever 51 are cooked into nearly linear extension with their normalizing spring 52 tensioned, said toggle levershaving been pivoted into that condition by action of a main spinning lever 53, fast on shaft 26, and hence-turned clockwise thereby, Fig. 4 to cause a flange 54 on said lever to rise against and carry with it. the toggle lever- '50 until the toggle levers. are set or cooked as aforesaid.

As a result of the aforesaid cooking; of: the, to gle levers 5.J85i. a selecting p wl 5., floatin on shaft 56 is rocked. clockwise. into; non-selecting or withdrawn position, as in Fig. 4, by reason of the pivoted connection 51 of toggle lever 5| therewith.

When the trip-out dog 21 of Fig. 2 trips out, after the main shaft has been set or cocked, clockwise, as aforesaid (dotted lines, Fig. 2), said shaft will at once begin its return, anticlockwise, rocking under urgence of spring 35, and consequently the main spinning lever 53 abruptly begins a similar anticlockwise rocking, urging spinning arm 58, Fig. 4 to the left, so that the end of slot 59 bears against pin 50 on a spinning pawl 6|, also floating on shaft 55, and rocks said spinning pawl clockwise with a sudden movement in a direction toward the condition of Fig. 3, in consequence of which roller 62 leaves the radial selecting slot with an arcuate or nonradial sweep sufficient to cause the selecting disc 42 to spin.

Referring now to Fig. l, the return or working movement of the main shaft 2 6 will be seen as a clockwise motion in this view, in consequence of which an arm 64, pivotally connected at 05A to a lever 65 on said shaft, is free to shift back toward the right for further control purposes'to appear hereinafter.

However, when the main shaft was initially set or cocked the arm 64, Fig. l, shifted toward the left and carried with it a timer crank 65 on timer shaft 6'! by reason of crank pin 58 in slot 69 in arm B l, so that said crank was rotated anticlockwise in Fig. 1 or clockwise in Fig. 4; as a result of the latter described motion of shaft 61, an abutment lever 10, fast on shaft ti, likewise turns clockwise on the initial or setting stroke and causes a flange 1| thereon to bear against a trigger lever 12 floating on shaft 51, thereby pulling trigger arm 13 toward the left, so that the trigger lever is free to lock or hold set the aforesaid toggle mechanism.

When the main shaft 26 trips out and begins its return clockwise motion in Fig. 1, arm 64 shifts back toward the right at its own speed, but the timer crank 65 does not move quite as fast because shaft 67, Fig. 2, terminates in a timing gear train unit generally indicated at I8,

which includes a governor fan or spinner l9 driven at a high gear ratio with correspondingly low torque such that a slight obstruction in the path of one of its blade tips 80 is sufficient to arrest the gear train and, in consequence, rotation of timer shaft 61.

The timer unit I8, Fig. 2, slows up the restorative movement of timer shaft 6'], Fig. 4, and as a result the movement toward the right of arm 13 is slowed up to give the spinning lever system 53, 58, 6| time to act and spin the selector disc.

When the trigger arm I3 approaches the end of its stroke to the right, the end 14 of an elongated slot therein bears against pin I5, thereby rocking the trigger lever 45 anticlockwise and tripping out the toggle to cause the selecting pawl to advance, as will presently be described.

Trigger and breaking of the toggle as aforesaid, permits spring 52, Fig. 4, to pull the selecting pawl lever in an anticlockwise sense toward the ultimate condition shown in Fig. 3, it being here noted that the selecting pawl actually consists of a lower lever part 55 and an upper feeler or detector part 55A, and the latter is provided with a flange 5513 against which bears one end 550 of a coil spring on shaft 56 and having another end 55D bearing against a lug 55E on the lever part 55 to impositively couple lever 55 with the selector part 55A.

Ultimately, the upper selecting pawl part 55A will thrust the roller into one of the selecting slots in disc 42, as in Fig. 3, said roller being on a yieldable finger 9|, pivoted as at 92 on the part 55A and normalized by spring 93 against stop 94, in the condition of Fig. 4.

In the usual case, there will be several of the discs II, 42; and each disc will have its corresponding compound leverage system 50, 5|, 53, 55, 58, 6|, and triggering means 45, 13, etc. Moreover, there will be associated with each selecting pawl 55A an insulated contact wiper panel I00, Figs. 1 and 4, rigidly attached thereto, and each carrying one or more wiper contacts IOI, I02, I03, I04, etc.

As in Figs. 1 and 4, there is associated with each said selector pawl and wiper contact assembly, a contact panel I01 or I08, carrying arcuately situated rows of contacts I I0, III, II 2, etc, there being one such arcuate row for each wiper contact I00, etc. of the corresponding selector pawl. Thus, in the arcuate movements of these selector pawls back and forth between the opposite positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the wiper contacts I00-I04 will sweep over their corresponding rows of fixed contacts.

The radial depths of the selecting slots 44 determine the selecting positions of rest of the selector pawls and are so calculated as to arrest the selecting pawls in positions in which their wiper contacts will be positioned on, and in good electrical contact with, the fixed or stationary contacts at one or another selecting position.

As will appear hereinafter, circuits may be variously set up by the selector pawls, and after the selecting operations are concluded, a detecting switch is actuated at proper time to sense which circuits have been thusly set up.

The contact panels I01, I08, are mounted on brackets H5 in turn secured to a common base plate I I6 fast on the chassis; this construction is shown to advantage in Fig. 5, wherein it will be observed that a slot II! is provided in the base plate for alignment with a corresponding selector pawl arm 55A, such that when these pawls are withdrawn, as in Fig. 4, they move back into these slots I I1, if not blocked.

The machine includes means for holding any selection or selection pawl in selecting relation with its disc when the actuating mechanism is operated; and this means includes, Fig. 5, a blocking lever II8 pivoted at II9 on the base plate and having pin connection I20 with solenoid plunger |2Ia of a corresponding holding solenoid I22a, Fig. 4, such that when the solenoid is energized, lever |I8 pivots from the normal non-blocking position of Fig. 5 to block movement of the corresponding selector pawl arm 55A back into the slot I H, which in effect holds said pawl in selecting condition, as in Fig. 3, the spring means 55C, 55D of Fig. 4 providing relief, nevertheless, for movement of the other associated pawl actuating parts, such as the toggle means 50, 5|, etc.

Whenever one of the pawl blocking levers H8 is moved as aforesaid into blocking position, Fig. 5, it is locked in that condition by a locking pawl I25 pivoted as at I20 on the base plate and pulled by spring I21 to turn in a clockwise sense and position its nose I25A behind the nose II8A of the blocking lever to prevent the latter from being returned to normal non-blocking position (by the solenoid spring, not seen). It is understood that each selecting pawl and contact panel I01, I08, etc. may have associated therewith a blocking lever and locking lever means II8, I25

and solenoid F220; see also the plan. view of Fig. -A.

Means common to all selector stations. for restoring all bl'ocking or holding levers H8 to normal, includes, Fig. 5 a long shift bar E28,. slidably. supported oncrossbars I29 (Figc 4),.heneaththe base plate, and provided with pins :30 projecting up through said plate aside the tail I3I of each; locking lever, such that: when: said bar is shifted; lengthwise of the: base plate, toward. the left in Fig. 5, said pins twwill bear against the tails I31 of all locking levers and pivot the latter: out of locking relation to corresponding blocking levers I I8, so that all of the latter may returnt'o normal' non-blocking positiom Said shift bar may be operated manually; or by a releasing sole noid Fig. 3 having its plunger pinned. as at till-to said shift-bar 28. I

" Control'circuz't.

In .Iiig;v 6 there. is. depicted: a skcletonized schematio. of certain parts; of the mechanism. heretofore described, together with circuitconnections for controlling aregister circuit for two selector units; this circuit isebest descrihedby tracing the operation.thereof'..

By closnrg a; master operating switch I:5ll,.mas-- t'erlock coil I5l is. energized, as from powersource .Grepresented as; a. battery) I 52, ground I 53, conductor; I154, contacts of switch i closed.

conductor I and: ground I56, this attracts latch armature: I151, releasing pivoted bar I58 for clockwise spring movement; so that pin. I 59 closes switch. blades r60, thereby applying ground Ital via conductor I62 and normally closed cam switch blades I533. conductor I64.- to: master lockcoil I65, which becomes energized. from power sourceor'battery I68 andiground. I 63.

As aresult: of. the aforesaid energizatiorr of the: master lock coil; its armature (H is. pulled up to block the locking d'og tail. 3% mentioned in view of Fig. 2, so that the operating lever M may be actuated. as heretofore; described; The coil: I65 corresponds to. the: master-lock coil 30% ofFig. 2..

When the main: actuating. lever M is operatedto actuate the mechanism, it willbe recalled that all of the free (non-held) selector or detecting pawl's 55A- and: their.- associated; wiper panel. cone tact carriers: Hi0; including those particularly shown. in; 65 at Isllfla Ito-b; are: retracted! to starting position on their respective contact banks; Fig: 6 this would: be an anticlockwise movement from; the advanced: or selecting; Dosi.- tionshown, toward. the: left to the first-setof con taste in each. instance; this will be more fully explained hereinafter in conjunction with theselect'ing circuitsc However, as an? incident to said. initial or cooking motion of the; main shaft 2Eu lever or crank Wrecks anticlockwise, to the left, being. carriedbythe switch pin bar 64, and as: a. result,pins 64X, MY; on said bar, and pin 88 (abuttedi by slot 653 margin) all shift to the left, pin MY bearing against pivoted: bar I58 to.- rock the latter anticlockwise into locked condition: by; armature I.-5 I=, thereby again; opening contact blades USE, so thatthemasterlock' coil its cannot again be energized: by a closing. of the: master switch I59 until the: operating; cycle iscompleted.

liieftward or initial movement of. pin bar: 64 also causes: pin 64X to carry on rock the pivoted lock bar I68 to the left to be locked; by its look-- ing armature I69 in' the event that this lock bar. happened at that time to have been unlockedior released; in this conditi'on,-w1tir pirr X shifted F left into: starting position with regard: to its col:

lecting or totalizing contact bank, and: in this condition. of the parts, the' cam rise I'I-ZX isaway from the; roller IE5; and cam switch contacts I63 and. others, open, so: that the operating ground 1 circuit through conductor I'fi lifor masterlocklcoil':

I65 is broken.

At this time, it may be observed also, that con tacts I16 from ground I'Il are likewise opemsothat an. operating ground. circuit via conductor H8 is also broken: and no holding selection can be made at this time regardless of the condition of the lock bar IE8 or the master holding relay.

The parts are now in an initial or cooked start ing position, and particularly the pin: bar 64 is shifted to the left; so is the detector orcollector wiper I13, and: so is a reset bar I85 pinned to crank 68- at I19, the leftward extremity ofthis reset bar being. elevated by reason of an offsetslot I BI therein, which risesonroller'lfiz on crank 65.

When the reset bar I-8Il' first shifts towardthe left, its left extremity does not rise because: crank 65 is: turning the same way,.and therefore a reset cam lug tilt is enabled to pass under a pin $8.4 on the common hold reset-bar ma; however, the reverse or return motion of. crank 65; when the main shaft 26- triggers out, raises this: end; of the reset bar I843, owing to action of roller I82 inits cam slot thereon; and the governor-controlledslower motionof said bar; so: that lug I83: is: elevatedinto alignment with pin. I 94 to: cam the latter, and hence the? common reset bar I28: outward ly of the chassis, i. e.. in a direction towardthe observer in- Figs. 1 and 6;. spring I85: urging reset bar I (and timer crank 66'): in this re turn action.

The aforesaid, leftward, depressed, initial shifting; of reset bar I80 also enables pin I86: thereon to pass beneath certain supervisory switch means including a: switch blade having; a camboss L81 which will, however, be engaged by said. pin I186 onits return travel in elevated. position as aforesaid for purposes later described in the control circuit;

There is some hesitancy of the parts in the foregoing initial, setting: or cocking position (to the left) during the shortinterval while the-impositive actuating. linkage between the actuating. lever. 14 and main. shaft 26 trips or. triggers out (as at 2'I29,. Fig. 2) and the spring. 35' of Fig. 2 returns the main shaft with aclockwise motion in Fig. 6,, this latter motion being. relatively abrupt and fast, while spring. I of Fig. 6 returns reset bar tail towards the right relatively slowly becauseof. connectionto timer crankfil at II'il and turning of timer. shaft 6 1?, the rate of which is governed by the timer gear train. device 18 of- Fig 2.

Accordingly, the return motion. of reset bar I30 i slow to permit accurate detection: impulsiing through the wiper switchtotali-zer means I 13, I-IGX,. II-BY, asthe same returns to the normal, at rest, condition shown-in F/ig. 6';

Assuming an operation where: no selector: is held, and assuming an. initial. oradvanced: condition of the parts as just previously described, the totalizer wiper I13 and all selector wiper panels Illfla and IBM) would be displaced fully toward the left and beyond the leftmost or starting contacts in each bank.

Totalizer wiper I13 idles in this extreme, leftward, position while the selecting pawls are triggered and begin their return toward the right to selecting positions determined by the depth of the slots in discs M or 42 into which the rollers 90 drop; and in thus returning toward the right, wiper panels, and hence the contact thereon, will necessarily pass over the first pair of contacts 2011a, 20% in their respective banks, while the totalizer wiper contacts I13)! and II3Y will start to travel back toward the right and over their non-index contact ZUI, 202 after the last selecting pawl has gone home into a selecting position.

If any selecting pawl should hang up, i. e. become stuck on the peripheral portions of the selecting slots 44 on a dead center, the corresponding wiper panel, and hence its contacts, would never pass first-position non-index contacts 200a, 200b, but would remain thereon, and as a result a circuit would be completed to energize the coil 204 of the timer lock magnet shown in Figs. 6 and 2, thereby projecting a rubber-tipped lug 295 on the armature thereof into the path of one of the governor fan blades 883 to stop the timer, and hence shaft 61, thereby preventing return of the totalizer wiper I13 until such time as the selector pawl is dislodged from hung-up condition; actually this generally happens by mere vibration from operation of some other parts of the machine, since the dead-center, when it arises on occasion, is a delicately balanced condition easily disturbed because selector discs 4!, 42, etc. spin with complete freedom and but little torque.

The foregoing non-indexing circuit is completed from ground 268, battery or power 2M, lock-out coil 20"4 conductor 208 in parallel with one, each, of the non-index contacts 200a, 2061), conductor 299 in parallel with one, each of the remaining contacts 20911, 26th, through totalizer non-index contacts 2!, 2&2, when bridged by the wiper contacts IJ3X, lI3Y, to ground 2Iil.

In the usual case, all of the selecting wipers travel toward the right (unless intentionally held) past non-index position and become lodged on various combinations of contacts on their respective banks. Assuming, accordingly, one example, where said wipers stop respectively at the first pair of contacts encountered after leaving said non-index contacts; a circuit would be set up from ground 2! I to looped contacts 2 I2, and the looped wiper contacts 2! 3 would bridge a circuit to contact 2I4 connecting over to another contact '2I5 in the adjoining bank, thence through looped wiper contacts 2I5 (at this time on contact 255 and 2H) to the looped pair of contacts 2I8 on the totalizer bank.

Thus, it appears that ground has been connected by the selectors to two contacts 2I8 on the totalizer bank, and when the detecting or totalizing wiper contact i'lIiX passes over these live contacts, circuit will be completed twice from said contacts 2 I 8 through wiper contacts H32! and I'I3Y to the common wiper bar or segment 1H9 of the totalizer switch (on which the wiper finger I'FBY rides), conductor 22! master impulse relay coil 22 l, battery 222, conductor 223 through closed armature contact 224 on a master power relay to master ground 225.

The master power relay pulls up and locks via the following circuit: from ground 226, battery 221, master relay coil 228, conductor 229, cam switch blades 230 to ground 23 i, it being observed that said cam switch contacts 23!} are momentarily closed when reset bar pin lBfi passes against projection I8! on the rightward return motion of said bar, so that master power relay contact 232 is attracted against holding contact 233 to shunt the cam switch contacts 238 and set up a holding circuit for said relay; this holding circuit will continue to hold up so long as there is not interruption to the main power supply.

At this juncture it is important to state that for purposes of simplifying the wiring diagram or" the foregoing control circuit, the power supply has been indicated by a conventional battery symbol for each element energized, whereas in practice, a common power connection is provided from the usual main line power outlet, and it is this main power supply which would also energize the master power coil 228 in place of the symbolic battery source 221 shown in Fig. 6; Whenever this power supply fails, master relay contacts 232, 233 separate and open the main power supply, in this illustrative instance, by opening of the master ground contacts 224, 225.

Returning to the totalizer switch, which was described as deriving two impulses from the particular combination of totalized selector contacts detected, impulse relay 22I will likewise be impulsed twice, giving two closures of impulse contacts 235, thus completing circuit twice from ground 231' through register coil 238, power (battery) connection 239 and the master relay conductor 223, so that said register coil is likewise twice impulsed, causing a conventional ratchet step-up mechanism to advance a totalizing or indicating dial 240 two steps to indicate the result, as by display of numbers on disc 24!), of the particular combination of selector bank contacts set up. 1

As another example of selection, assume that the wipers were permitted to advance, toward the right, and the extreme positions shown in Fig. 6; in addition to the two-impulse circuits set up via bank contacts 2E2, 2I4, 2I5, 2II, just described, another combination could be set up if contacts 2I3 stopped on contacts 242, 243 and wiper con-. tacts 2! E stopped on the three bank contacts 244. In this case, circuit would be completed from ground 2II, contacts 212 looped to contact 242, thence through wipers 2 I3, conductor 245 looping to one of the three contacts 244, all intercon. nected by wiper contacts 2N5, conductor 246 to three looped contacts 24! on the totalizer bank; but since, in this example, three other totalizer contacts 248 are also looped at 249 to one of the three contacts 244, a total of six contacts, 241, 248, 'are hot or in circuit on the totalizer bank, and wiper I13 will cause six impulses to be passed to the impulse relay coil 22! with a corresponding actuation of the indicator or register means 233-249 or other instrumentality to be controlled thereby.

While other examples are present in the limited showing possible in the space of Fig. 6, it will now be'apparent to those skilled in the art that a vast number of combinations and permutations of contact interconnections may be set up on the banks of contacts on panels H17, H18 (Fig. 1) and such additional panels and associated selecting pawl mechanisms as may be utilized, it being noted again that for purposes of simplicity in i1; lustre-ting one embodiment of this invention, only asses-1a two such panels and selectors have been shown and described.

Another feature of the invention pertains to a control for holding any selector against select.-

ing operation while the others are actuated, :me-

'c'hanical aspects of this feature having been described heretofore in view of Fig. 5.

The operator of the machine, before actuating the same by the lever means t4, may hold any one of the selectors (assuming a larger number i used than shown or a larger number of circuit "select-ions) by closing a hold. switch with contacts 259, Fig. 6, thereby applying ground from conductor I18, ground I'll, to hold coil I22, and

attracting its plunger I2I 'to move blocking lever hold supervisory switch (Fig. 6) 255 closes circuit from ground 256 through cam switch contacts 251, closed, conductor 258, hold supervisory .or rocking relay coil 259, power battery 21%, to ground 26I, thus attracting armature 169 and freeing the rocking lever I68 for clockwise spring motion so'that its pin I68X will open contacts 25.! and disconnect power from battery source 255 to extinguish the 'hold "ready signal lamp 266.

a further result of the foregoing operation of the hold lock-ing or supervisory relay aforesaid, hold coil supervisory contacts 268 are opened by movement to the right of pin IfiB-X, thus disconnecting power from battery 265, via conductor 2T0, which supplies power to all hold coils 122, 121A.

Ea-ch initial advance of pin bar 64 toward the left, resets the hold supervisory lever I58, closing supervisory contacts '2 58 so that the hold coils may be energized by the operator, as -by closing hold switch contacts '250 or 2502!.

If, after making a hold selection as aforesaid, the "operator wishes to cancel the same, he may close cancelling switch contacts 280, thereby con.- necting ground 281 through coil -I33 (seen in Fig.

3) so that said'coilwill be energized from power battery 28 2 grounded at 283, thus shifting the common hold reset bar I28 toward the left so that pins I3 0 thereon bear against lock-ing pawl tails 131 to free the blocking levers associated therewith.

A similar shifting of the reset bar I28 occurs at each operation of the deviceupon return, right, of the arm I80, the cam lug T83 of which (now up behindpin I84 on bar I28) cams said pin IM to reset said bar I28 and free any blocking lever I'I'B that might have been in hold position theretofore, "it being recalled that such return of the arm I80 is slow .and occurs afterthe se'lectors'have operated.

Apeculiarity of operation of the cam arm I83 should be here noted; upon initial or setting movement of this bar or arm, and the companion pin bar '64, toward the left, the cam bar I80 jumps up, as soon as the triggering or trippingout operation occurs, by reason-of the oifset slot IBI engaging roller 82, which snaps over toward the right at this time, in consequence of which, pin I85 almost at once closes cam switch contests 25] (and 230) to complete the supervisory hold circuit through switch 255 and the hold locking :relay coil 259-; this happens before cam 1'33 shifts the common hold resetbar i2-.B,so that if there has previously been .a hold, switch 1:255 will remain closed long enough for {completion of a circuit through coil 2.56 .to unlock or :free :the hold lock lever 138, which is spring turned :clockwise to .open hold -lacking switch 253 so that :no holding operation may at :this time be effected.

Thereafter, in point 10f time and travel-of bar 13%, bar 128 will be cam-shifted 1301138563 the holding levers and locks and totalizing hegins.

Therefore, .there can be no holding unless switch 26-8 is closed, and this occurs only when pin Thar =51 shifts to initial .(left) position atthe beginning .of :each cycle (of course lever 4:68pm the locking relay may :not have been previously released). 0n the other hand, said initial (leftward) movement of the bars causes cam 112 .to open the first cam switch contact Ilfi, theneby disabling the hold circuit 'via conductor 118, .by

reason of which it is apparent that any holding must "be effected before the cycle is started; mor over, if a hold is made properly as aforesaid, the supervisory switch means will initially Lbe closed at 2515, and after the cycle starts, second cam switch 125! will close to open hold locking contacts 168 and break the main holding circuit, and this circuit can then only be restored by another leftward shifting of pin bar 54,, which means initiation of another cycle of operation; but once such cycle is started, the holding cult is also broken at first cam switch contacts 11's as aforesaid; thus, holding can only be efl'ected at certain times.

Accordingly, the hold signal 11S utilized :to .indicate those times when the "hold may be made, while the hold supervisory means I58, 259, 2517., 2'55, and I'I2-IT5 control attempted operations at times when it is undesirable that :the holding means be actuated.

Where a large number of selectors are used and said holding features are employed, indiyidual signals in the form of lamps 29!) or 2913c, associated with each hold circuit and selector may be energized from switches 2940., 2941), etc.

each operatively associated with a corresponding hold plunger I2-I (see Fig. 5, 5-A) to be closed thereby when the corresponding hold coils are energized, thereby illuminating the correspond:- ing light, e. g. from battery 29Ia or 2911) ground ed at 29211 or 29219.

For simplification in the diagram of Fig. 6, the reset supervisory hold switch 255 has been shown and described as actuated by the main hold coil reset bar I28; however, in the preferred construction, as depicted in "Fig. 5.-A, it is preferred to have an auxiliary reset bar I28Xslidable under the hold coils I22 and having pins I-28W lying in the path of each blocking lever II8, such that blocking movement of any of the latter flevers shifts 'ba-r 'I28X toward the right, pressing a downturned, rubber-jacketed end 1282 of said bar IZBX (Fig. 2) against the blades of switch 255 to close the latter so lon as any blocking lever I It} remains in blocking position to hold a selector, a spring I28Y (Fig. '3) restor ing said auxiliary reset bar I28X toward toward the left (Fig. 5-A) when the master or main reset bar I28 is shifted in one of the manners aforesaid (i. e. automatically or selectively).

In summary, the invention pertains to control circuit means cooperable with selectors and actuating mechanism therefor operable 'to move the selectors to an initial or starting position, also referred to as an indexing position, :to move the selector discs, to trigger the selectors at a certain time, and to time the movements of a reset cam bar (i811) and a pin bar (64), with impositive or yieldable driving connections for the selectors and associated parts (55A, 6!, etc.) to permit holding of any selector against effective movement while other selectors are actuated, said circuit means including a master operating switch, a master power switch, a master lock coil, selectively operable hold coils for each selector, a master cancelling coil, supervisory switch means and locking relays and cam switches for determining the times when holding may be effected, hold signalling circuits, a totalizer switch operable at a certain time during each cycle, indexing contacts for each selector and an indexing test circuit through the totalizer switch with lockout means for arresting the cycle should any selector pawl be hung up on dead center, and means for setting up a variety of circuits through each selector for giving numbers of impulses detected or picked up b the totalizer and to be utilized for any desired purpose, for example to operate some type of totalizer or like impulse operated instrumentality.

I claim:

1. A control circuit for a device of the class described including selectors movable various distances over selector contacts from a starting position and mechanism for moving said selectors, said circuit comprising: a series of totalizing contacts; connections between said selector contacts established through said selectors to predetermined totalizing contacts aforesaid which are dependent in total number upon the distances said selectors are moved and the predetermined arrangement of said selector contact connections aforesaid, and an impulse circuit completed through said totalizing contacts and selector contacts, together with a totalizer contactor and mechanism for moving same over said totalizing contacts and coacting with said first-mentioned mechanism for moving said selectors, to detect the number of impulses set up in said impulse circuit for each operation of said selectors.

2. A control circuit including a series of totalizing contacts, a detector contact movable over said series from a starting position, a plurality of banks of selector contacts each having a selector wiper movable thereover from a starting position, mechanism for moving said detector contact and all selector wipers to starting position and thereafter moving all said wipers to random positions on respective banks and thereafter moving said detector contact over said totalizing contacts, together with impulse circuits set up through said selector contacts, said wipers in one or another position on the banks, said totalizing contacts and said detector contact for deriving various numbers of impulses from said impulse circuits dependent upon the random positions of said wipers.

3. A permutation and combination circuit including a plurality of selectors movable back and forth over corresponding banks of selector contacts between starting and selecting positions, a bank of totalizing contacts and a totalizer contact movable back and forth thereover between a starting and a terminal position, mechanism operable for moving said selectors and totalizer contact to starting position and holding the latter contact thereat while said selectors are ad vanced random amounts to variousselecting positions, and thereafter moving said totalizer contact over said totalizing contacts to complete an impulse circuit, and impulse-circuit connections between selector contacts interconnected variously by said selectors and completed through said totalizing and totalizer contacts.

4, Apparatus as defined in claim 3 and further characterized in that said selectors are holdable from selecting movement, said apparatus further including means releasably holding any selector, electromagnetic means for holdably operating and releasably operating any said holding means.

5. Apparatus as defined in claim 4 and further including supervisory switch means actuated cooperably with said moving mechanism for rendering said electromagnetic hold operating means ineffective at predetermined times in each cycle of operation of said moving mechanism.

6. Apparatus as defined in claim 3 and further provided with a master actuating lever for said moving mechanism, an electromagnetic master lock for said lever, a master switch and circuit operable to actuate said lock and unlock said lever for operation, said moving mechanism operating in cycles, and supervisory switch means in said circuit and actuated at certain times cooperbly with said moving mechanism during each said cycle, for rendering said master switch circuit in cifective to unlock said lever.

7. Apparatus as defined in claim 3 and further provided with indexing means including indexing contacts for each selector at selecting starting position therefor, indexing contacts on said bank of totalizing contacts at totalizing starting position thereon, an electromagnetic lockout for said moving mechanism and operated to stop said mechanism during any cycle responsive to the condition where one or more selectors fail to leave starting position while said totalizer contact remains at starting position, and circuit connec tions between said indexing contacts and completed through corresponding selectors and said totalizer contact for actuating said lockout under the conditions and for the purposes aforesaid.

8. Apparatus as defined in claim 3 and further provided with a master power relay connected to be impulsed once during each operating cycle of said moving mechanism by switch means co: operable with said mechanism, a holding circuit set up for said relay each time it is impulsed as aforesaid, and a master power connection maintained by said relay when operated by said holding circuit and connected with said impulse circuit to render the latter efiective for impulse purposes so long as said relay maintains said power connection as aforesaid.

9. Apparatus as defined in claim 4 and further provided with hold signal means and control means therefor actuated by said moving mechanism to give an indication at one time during each, operating cycle thereof that a circuit for said electromagnetic holding means is in condition for operation, and at another time relative to said cycle that said circuit is not in condition for operation, and electric circuit control means con trolled by said moving mechanism during each cycle for rendering said electromagnetic holding means circuit inoperative at certain times, and operative at other times.

'10. In a device of the class described, selectors movable to determine selecting positions for selector switches, selector contacts, selector switches variously positioned by said selectors on different arrangements and combinations of said selector contacts setting up impulse circuit connections, a totalizer switch movable over totalizing contacts connected with said selector contacts to collect impulses from circuit connections set up by said selector switches ,as aforesaid, and actuatin mechanism for operating said selectors, selector switches, and totalizer switch in the sequence named to set up circuits as aforesaid in cyclic operation.

11. Apparatus 'asset forth in claim 1.0 and further eharacterizedin thateach cycle of operation thereof includes a starting position to which said selector switches and said totalizer switch are respectively moved at the beginning of each said cycle, and said actuating mechanism includes means for holding said totalizer switch at starting position for an interval during which said mechan'ism causes said selector switches to be moved from starting position to selecting positions and thereafter causes said totalizer switch to move from starting position in totalizing operation.

.12, Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 and furtiter-characterized in that said selector switches have yieldable driving connection with said actuating mechanism such that any selector switch anaylbe'held against selecting operation, said apparatus further including electromagnetic means selectively operable for holding any said selector switch against selecting operation, and against moving from a selecting to starting position.

13. Apparatus as set :forth in claim 12 and further provided with indexing means including index contacts at each starting position for selector and tdtalizer switches, an electromagnetic lockout for said actuating mechanism, and a lock out circuit for operatively energizing said lockout to stop said mechanism from efiecting operation of said totalizerswitc'h, at least, should any selector switch jfail to leave starting position during the aforesaid interval, said lockout circuit being completed through any selector switch and associated index contacts andsaid totalizer switch and associated index contacts.

14.. "Permutation and combination circuit means including a cyclically operable actuating mechanism, a plurality of selecting switches each moved by said mechanism to a starting position I and thereafter into selecting positions to set up various impulse circuits, said selecting switches being holda ble against movement from a selecting'posit'ion into said starting position, means for holding desired selecting switches as aforesaid, means for cancelling the holding operation of said holding means, totalizing means coacting with said mechanism for operation at a time during each cycle of operation thereof, following selecting operation of one or more selecting switches, for deriving .a totality of impulses from said impulse circuits, and means coacting with said mechanism for preventing effective operation of saidholding means at certain times during each said cycle.

'15.,Permutation and combination circuit means including a cyclically operable actuating mechanism, .a plurality of selector switches each movable by said mechanism to a starting position and thereafter into various selecting positions to establish various impulse circuits, said selector switches being holdable against movement from a selecting to starting position, selectively operable electromagnetic holding means for holding any selector switch as aforesaid, electromagnetic cancelling means for rendering ineffective the holding of any selector switch by the holding means as aforesaid, totalizer switch means coacting with said actuating mechanism following selecting operation of one or more of said selector switches during any operating cycle to derive a totality of impulses from any impulse circuit established thereby, and supervisory switch and relay means enacting with said holding means and said actuating mechanism for preventing holding action of said holding means :at some time during each saidcycle.

1 6. Permutation and combination circuit means including a cyclically operable actuating mechanism and slotted selector discs actuated thereby, a plurality of selector switches each movable by said mechanism to a starting position and thereafter freed for movement variously into selecting slots in corresponding selector discs aforesaid whereby to establish various impulse circuits, $9115 selector switches being holdable against movement from selecting to starting positions, selectively operable electromagnetic holding means for holding any selector switch as aforesaid, totalizer switch means actuated by said mechanism formovement into and from a starting position during each operating cycle to derive impulses from impulse circuits established as aforesaid,supervisory-circuit switch means cooperable with said actuating mechanism and holding means for rendering the latter ineffective in holding action at certain times during an operating cycle, an electromagnetic lockout operable to stopoperation of said mechanism, and a nonindex circuit operating said lockout through circult connection with index contact means at the starting positions of one or more of said selector switches and said totalizer switch under condition where a said selector switch fails to leave starting position while the totalizer switch is in said position.

17. In a permutation combination device of the class described including an actuating mechanism having a main shaft moved into starting cocked position and automatically tripped-out therefrom in an opposite direction, improvements including to wit: a pin bar 5 1 reciprocated said shaft, relay means set by said bar responsive to reciprocatory motion thereof, a cam reset bar I reciprocated by said shaft, totalizer switch means l'l2-ll3 oscillated by said reset bar, said pin bar and said reset bar moving codirectionally to a starting position under urgence of said main shaft tripped-out, timer means slowin movement of said reset bar to starting position relative to such movement of the pin bar, cam means l8I-l 8 2 correlated to movement to starting position of said pin bar for elevating said reset bar during movement to starting position, selector I switches actuated by said mechanism to establish impulse circuits, electromagnetic control means cooperable with said mechanism and said selector switches, supervisory switch means actuated by said reset :bar in elevated condition as aforesaid, additional supervisory switch means cooperable with said totalizer switch means, and control-circuit connections through said supervisory switch means, and said relay means for said electromagnetic control means, said totalizer switch means operating to provide a totality of impulses derived from said impulse circuits during each complete operative cycle of said main shaft.

18. In a permutation and combination device of the class described including an actuating mechanism, total-izer and selector switch means moved thereby into starting positions and thereafter caused to be moved thereby in respective totalizing and selecting operations, a timer gear train including a governor and operably coacting with said mechanism to regulate the rate of movement of parts of said mechanism, an electromagnetic lockout including a blocking part actuated thereby to block said governor and stop said mechanism, and a lookout circuit established by said totalizer and selector switch means in starting position for actuating said lockout to stop said mechanism.

19. In a circuit-selecting mechanism, a plurality of selector switches movable from starting to selecting positions and mechanism for moving said switches accordingly, said switches holdable against movement from selecting to said starting position, holding levers for each selector switch, electromagnetic means selectively operable to move any holding lever into holding relation with its selector switch, a common reset member for all holding levers, electromagnetic reset means actuating said reset member in resetting operation, and supervisory switch means connected to control operating circuits for said electromagnetic means and actuated cooperatively with movement of any said holding lever into holding relation as aforesaid.

20. In a control circuit, in combination, a plurality of oscillatable selector switches, a totalizer switch also oscillatable, actuating mechanism acting cyclically to move said switches substantially simultaneously into an indexing position, an electrically controlled lockout operable to prevent actuation of said mechanism, means controlled by said mechanism for moving indexed selector switches from indexing to selecting positions, a second means for moving said totalizer switch from indexing through totalizing position at a time during said cycle after said selector switches shall have been actuated by said firstnamed means for movement from indexing to selecting positions, index contacts in indexing position of all selector switches and said totalizer switch, and an index-control circuit for operating said lockout established through the index contacts of any said selector switch, contact means on said selector switch engaging the corresponding index contacts in indexing position of said switch, and the index contacts of said totalizer switch and contact means thereon engaged with the said index contacts thereof in indexing position of said totalizer switch.

21. In a device of the class described, in combination, a plurality of spinning discs each having selecting notches of various depth therein, mechanism for spinning said discs, a multicontact selector switch for each disc, a selector wiper for each selector switch, means coacting with said mechanism and including a notchengaging, wiper-positioning feeler for each selector wiper and actuated to position the corresponding wiper on certain selector contacts dependent upon the depth of said disc notches presented to said feelers as a result of spinning of the corresponding discs, a bank of totalizer contacts connected in an impulsing circuit in impulse-groups of varying impulse number value, certain of said groups being connected to certain of said selector contacts, a totalizer wiper actuated cooperably with said mechanism in each operation of the latter for successively engaging said totalizer contacts, and an impulse-operated device impulsed by said impulsing circuit through said totalizer wiper a number of times depending upon the impulse value determined by said selector switches.

22. Mechanism for producing pulses and comprising: a set of pulse-totalizing contacts and a totalizing contactor movable thereover; selecting switch means including a set of selector contacts connected variously to different number of said totalizer contacts to provide pre-assigned pulse values, and a selector contactor movable diiferent distances over a predetermined path of travel to engage different selector contacts depending upon its position along said path; a revoluble selectiondetermining member having a plurality of selection-formations of different dimension located thereon; feeler means cooperable with said selector contactor and engageable with said selection formations to position the selector contactor at positions along said path on different selector contacts, depending upon the angular position of said determining member relative to said feeler means and the selections formations engaged by the latter; actuating mechanism operable to produce in succession a turning of said selectiondetermining member, movement of said feeler means to engage a selection formation to locate said selector contactor at one or another selector contact position as aforesaid, and thereafter to move said totalizing contactor over said pulsetotalizing contacts; and a pulse circuit established from a source of power through said selector contacts, selector contactor, said totalizer contacts and totalizing contactor, for producing a number of pulses in said circuit determined by the number of totalizing contacts included in said circuit under control of said selecting switch means for any totalizing operation of said totalizing contactor responsive to operations of the actuating mechanism as aforesaid.

23. In a selecting mechanism, in combination, spinning selector discs, multi-contact selector switches positionally controlled by said discs to engage various selector contacts comprising part of said selector switches, a totalizing switch including a series of totalizing contacts and a pulse contactor operable to engage the totalizing contacts sequentially, certain selector contacts bein connected to certain groups of sequentially located totalizer contacts the number of which, in each said group, determines the pulse value of the associated selector contacts, a pulse circuit including connection from a source of pulsing power set up through said selecting switches, said totalizer contacts and said pulsing contactor, in series, to produce a number of pulses responsive to movement of said pulse contactor sequentially over said totalizer contacts, together with actuating mechanism operable to spin said discs, actuate said selector switches to selecting positions determined by said discs, and thereafter actuate said totalizer switch to move said pulse contactor sequentially over said totalizer contacts and complete said pulsing circuit a number of times determined by the totalizer contacts connected in said circuit by said selector switches, a pulse relay means in said circuit, and adapted for connection in an external circuit to be pulse-controlled, and holding mechanism including means for selectively preventing effective selecting operation of any said selector switch by the actuating mechanism, as aforesaid.

FRANK G. NICOLAUS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 449,108 Desant Mar. 31, 1891 2,012,544 ONeil Aug. 27, 1935 2,125,236 Edgeworth July 26, 1938 2,254,619 Meyer Sept. 2, 1941 

